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  • A lost lunar mission and space travel impacts on reproduction

    A lost lunar mission and space travel impacts on reproduction
    Mar 3 2026
    NASA has released the anomaly report for the Lunar Trailblazer mission, highlighting what went wrong. Plus, we will look at how scientists are learning about reproduction health from mice.
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    28 min
  • Detecting plastics from space and how rovers can think for themselves

    Detecting plastics from space and how rovers can think for themselves
    Feb 25 2026
    NASA's EMIT mission uses a spectrometer to detect dusts and minerals from space, and it now can detect plastics from land. Plus, the Mars rovers can move around the red planet and do science, without human help.
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    28 min
  • The science of Artemis II and a lunar latrine

    The science of Artemis II and a lunar latrine
    Feb 17 2026
    The science the Artemis crew II will participate in on their flyby around the moon, and the new toilet joining the mission.
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    28 min
  • Moon science, a deeper look at one of Jupiter’s moons and our own

    Moon science, a deeper look at one of Jupiter’s moons and our own
    Feb 10 2026
    Europa, one of Jupiter’s icy moons could harbor life, but maybe not in the same way that Earth has life. Plus, we will take a look at radiation on our own moon, and why studying its impacts is important for future missions.
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    28 min
  • Artemis II on the cover of TIME and Pandora on the hunt for other worlds

    Artemis II on the cover of TIME and Pandora on the hunt for other worlds
    Feb 3 2026
    The crew of Artemis II is on the latest cover of TIME Magazine. In the issue, editor at large Jeffrey Kluger chronicles the mission. Plus, a new spacecraft is taking a closer look at exoplanets and their atmospheres.
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    28 min
  • Artemis II, lunar lessons and Canadian contributions

    Artemis II, lunar lessons and Canadian contributions
    Jan 27 2026
    The second Artemis mission is preparing for launch. The Space Launch Systems rocket is now on the launch pad with the Orion spacecraft, waiting to take a crew of four on a flyby around the moon. Plus, for Canada, this will be the first time a one of their astronauts will flyby around the moon.
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    28 min
  • Artemis II readies for flight and a look at tardigrades, a microscopic marvel

    Artemis II readies for flight and a look at tardigrades, a microscopic marvel
    Jan 21 2026
    NASA rolled out its Orion spacecraft and SLS rocket, preparing to launch the second Artemis mission. Plus, scientists are studying microscopic organisms called Tardigrades to see how resilient they are when it comes to extreme environments, like space.
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    28 min
  • NASA’s next budget and the search for habitable worlds

    NASA’s next budget and the search for habitable worlds
    Jan 13 2026
    Congress is moving forward with an appropriation that would only cut about 1% of NASA’s current budget. Plus, a look at a mission that will search for signs of life on distant planets.
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    28 min